St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Colchester, Essex
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 20 November 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rectory Road, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HR
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school is a nurturing community where pupils flourish.”
- “The school’s values of courage, community and compassion underpin staff approaches.”
- “Staff prioritise the wellbeing of pupils, providing timely and tenacious support for them.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes adults do not identify and support a small number of pupils as well in their writing.”
- “They focus on the completion of activities, rather than how well pupils are understanding and applying writing and spelling techniques.”
- “These few pupils are not developing their independent writing skills as well as they are developing their reading and mathematics skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Broomgrove Infant School 1.0 mi Good
- Broomgrove Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Old Heath Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Millfields Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Cherry Tree Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi Standards maintained